ofyasserarafat. itwill be exhumed on tuesday. it will be the last time to confirm poisoning as a cause of death. >> reporter: the main investigator for the palestinian authority announced the way that this investigation is going to be happening. what's going to happen is that this coming tuesday the investigators from france, russia as well as switzerland are going to open yasser araf arafat's grave. this will have big certificate remonth niall character. there's a religious ceremony. a military ceremony. and the same is happening when he is laid to rest again. the whole thing they say is all going to happen in one day so it won't take very long. what the palestinian authority has left open is how long the actual investigation of the sample is going to take. all of the samples are separately going to be taken to rue sharks france and switzerland to the labs there to be analyzed and it's unclear how long this analysis is going to take. however, if it does come to light that yasser arafat was poisoned with a radioactive substance that will cause massive emotional reactions here and alrea

tensions in the middle east. was palestinianleaderyasserarafatpoisonedto death? that's what a trio of international teams is looking to find out. arafat's body will be exhumed this week on tuesday eight years after he suddenly died. cnn's frederik pleitgen is following the investigation in ramallah in the west bank. >> the main investigator for the palestinian authority announced the way that this investigation is going to be happening. so what's going to happen is that this coming tuesday the investigators from france, russia, as well as switzerland, are going to open yasser arafat's grave. they are going to take samples from yasser arafat ebody, and then they are going to shut the grave as well. all of this will have big ceremonial character. there will be a religious ceremony when the grave is opened. there will be a military ceremony, and the same is going to be happening when yasser arafat is laid to rest again. the whole thing, they say, is all going to happen in one day, so it won't take very long, but what the palestinian authority has left open is how long the actual inves

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year. however dui arrests are down. elizabeth cook, cbs 5. >>> the remainsofyasserarafathavebeen exhumed from his grave. testing the remains for radiation poisoning. earlier this year a lethal radioactive substance was discovered on arafat's clothing. test results could take several months. palestinians believe he was poisoned by israel. the charge israel denies. >>> we've heard a lot of talk about the fiscal cliff. what does it really mean for you. for a household earning 20 to $40,000 that would mean a tax increase of 1,200-dollars. for a household airporting 40 to 60 it would mean a tax increase of $2,000. 64,000 up to six figures it would be a 3,500-dollar tax increase. it appears the tax deal is being worked out by two people. house speaker john baner and the president. it's expected to be a mix of revenue increases. probably a small tax hike on the wealthiest americans and spending cuts. of course any deal has to pass the republican controlled house. >>> shoppers don't appear to be too worried about the fiscal cliff. this is shaping up to be the best cyber monday ever. sal

ofyasserarafat. abig blue tarp surrounded his grave as workers drilled through layers of concrete to reach the tomb. a murder investigation began last summer after a swiss lab found high levels of a deadly radioactive substance on arafat's clothing. now investigators have taken samples from his remains to determine if he was in fact poisoned. >>> heavy rains are flooding the uk. take a look. people were forced from their homes as streets turned into rivers in wales and england. crews rescued one elderly man and at least 500 homes have been affected and 70,000 more are at risk. we're expecting some pretty heavy rains here too. >> we are. hope it doesn't get to the point of being floods in the bay area but you want to be ever vigilant with this. the good news about the series of storms that's coming in is we are going to get hit hard tomorrow morning and then we get a break, and then the next series of storms comes in for thursday. we'll set it all out. but it's not going to be a pineapple express thing where it continuously unwinds. we have mostly cloudy skies around the bay area,

. >>> palestinian officialssayyasserarafat's remainshave been reburied hours after being exhumed. it began early today under the cover of huge blue sheets. officials say samples were given to experts from switzerland, france and rush the former palestinian leader died of a stroke in 2004. the underlying cause remains a mystery. >>> visit to capitol hill by ambassador rice changing the mines of republicans who oppose her -- the minds of republicans who oppose her expected nomination to secretary of state. some say they are more troubled now than they were over her initial explanations about the deadly raid in benghazi. rice met behind closed door with mccain, graham and ayotte, three of her harshest critics. >> lisa argen what are you finding? >> visibility improving, a little sun, mid 50s to around 60, as they say, the calm before the storm. we'll talk about all three of them head our way through the weekend. >>> plus, are you living in a community with higher breast cancer rates? tell you which parts of the bay area have unusually >>> alarming new study says parts of the bay area have higher ra

the remainsofyasserarafat. lookingfor more clues on the actual cause of his death. arafat died in 2004 after suddenly becoming ill on what was initially caused by a stroke. the investigation was sparked over findings of radioactive material on his clothes and many palestinians believe arafat was assassinated by the israeli government using poison which the government denies. >>> new progress on capitol hill as some republicans may be willing to back off an old pledge not to raise taxes. this is ahead of trying to avoid the fiscal cliff. we have tracie potts with details from washington. >> reporter: today, president obama meets with small business leaders. a new white house economic report warns if tax breaks go away, the average middle class family will owe uncle sam $2,200 next year. >> middle class families should see an extension of the tax cuts. >> reporter: some republicans who have been dead set against raising taxes on anyone now hint they may consider other options. >> we have been open to revenue by closing loopholes as long as it is tied to spending cuts and pro-growth tax r

taken samples from the remains of long-time palestinianleaderyasserarafat. eightyears after his death, they are trying to determine if he was poisoned. rita nissan on a search for evidence. >> reporter: palestinian leaders laid wreaths outside the west bank grave of yasser arafat after forensic experts exhumed his body. international investigators took samples from his remains to determine if someone poisoned him. >> but now, we will wait for the evidence. >> reporter: arafat died eight years ago at a hospital in france after an unexplained incident. they blame israel for his death. israel denver it. a murder investigation began after a swiss lab found high levels of a lethal radioactive substance, polonium, on his clothing. scientists said they needed to examine his remains to know more. big blue tarps surround arafat's grave kept prying eyes away as workers drilled through layers of concrete to reach the tomb. some supporters were opposed to disturbing the gravesite, others saying it's necessary to learn the truth. this man says, we have to know why he died because he represen

dancers and fire eaters. >>> coming up, why they are planning to resume the remainsofyasserarafatina few days. and larry hagman who played on "dallas" has died. ♪ ♪ we were skipping stones ♪ and letting go ♪ over the river and down the road ♪ [ female announcer ] at nature valley, we know nature comes together in amazing ways. that's why we bring together natural ingredients, like dark chocolate with toasted oats, or sweet golden honey. perfect combinations of nature's delicious ingredients, from nature valley. ♪ ♪ i was thinking that i hope this never ends ♪ [ female announcer ] nature valley granola bars, nature at its most delicious. >> veteran actor and '80s icon larry hagman has died. he's best known as the oilman on "dallas." he appeared from 1978 to 1991. earlier this year he revived his jr role in a reboot of the role on cable. costars patrick duffy was at his bedside when he died. he was 81 years old. >>> yasser arafat will be exumed tuesday. experts will conduct an independent review investigate will he was poisoned. >>> also this morning there is outra

, why they are planning to resume the remainsofyasserarafatina few days. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. in what world do potatoes, bacon and cheese add up to 100 calories? your world. ♪ [ whispers ] real bacon... creamy cheese... 100 calories... [ chef ] ma'am [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. of green giant vegetables it's easy to eat like a giant... ♪ and feel like a green giant. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant >> this is abc7 news. >> veteran actor and '80s icon larry hagman has died. hag is probably best known as the oil baron j.r. august on the hit series "dallas." he appeared from 1978 to 1991. earlier this year he revived his j.r. role in a reboot of the series on cable. according to a dallas newspaper, costars linda gray and patrick duffy were at his bedside when he died. he was 81 years old. >> new this morning the remains of yasser arafat will be exumed on tuesday. palestinian leaders suspect he was boys sonned by israel, something israeli officials deny. traces of radioactive substances were detected on his clothing earlier this year. his r

, palestinian leaders are planning to ex assume the remainsofyasserarafatina couple of days. >> hope for the holidays for san jose businesses even as >> terry: new this morning, the remains of yasser arafat will be exhumed on tuesday in an investigation into his death. they suspect he was poisoned by israel. earlier this year, traces of a lethal radioactive substance was detected on his clothing. they will make an independent review. >>> also new this morning, there outrage in pakistan after a roadside bomb went off. blast injured 30 people who were attending a procession in northwest pakistan. they have suspended mobile phone service to prevent such bombings. >>> an explosion in springfield, massachusetts was caught on camera. there is the blast that leveled a bar and damaged 12 buildings. it was fueled by a gas leak. no one died but 18 suffered injuries and half of them were firefighters. >> new this morning, below water levels are about to get lower. they have reduced the flow of the missouri river reservoir in response to the drought. it could potentially bring barge traffic to a

sayyasserarafat's remainshave been reburied, hours after being exhumed as part of a probe into his death. they began early today under the cover of huge blue sheets. officials say samples were given to experts from switzerland, france and russia. the former palestinian died of the underlying cause of his death remains a mystery. >>> u.n. ambassador susan rice will be on capitol hill this week to meet with members of congress to discuss the benghazi attacks. one of her first meetings today will be with john mccain one of her most vocal critics. she came fire for saying it was a spontaneous attack triggered by anger over an american-made anti-muslim video. since then we've learned it was coordinated by al-qaeda affiliates. >>> lawmakers trying to avoid the fiscal cliff, automatic tax hike for all americans, unless congress and the president can compromise. biggest obstacle is a pledge of no tax increases of any kind signed by most republicans. grover norquist is behind the pledge and has convinced thousands of republicans to sign the pledge in exchange for helping them get reelected.

your drive into san francisco at this hour. >>> 5:39. >> next, the investigationintoyasserarafat's death.the drastic steps that have just been taken to get to the bottom of mystery k >>> important meeting today between susan rice and lawmakers over deadly cons . >>> good tuesday morning. downtown san francisco low 50s no problems with visibility here although there is fog by the delta and east bay, temperatures held down today due to more cloud cover increasing throughout the afternoon about 60 around the bay, strong storm system by this time tomorrow. >>> 5:43. palestinian officials say yasser arafat's remains have been reburied hours after being exhumed as part of a probe into his death. two palestinian officials say samples from the remains were given to experts from switzerland, france and russia, the former palestinian leader died of a stroke in 2004. the underlying causes of death remain a mystery. >>> tomorrow night people living in san jose will get another chance to sound off about what they want in their new police chief, the current chief retires in january. he announ

about the source of the smell. >>> and an investigation into deathofyasserarafat. >>now traffic is looking good westbound and we will have an update on treasure island coming up. . >>> all right, steve, welcome back, good morning to you, here is a look at some of the top stories we are following, we just found out that a dangerous police standoff on treasure island just ended. for several hours drivers could not get on or off treasure island because of a alexander dove with a suspect -- because of a standoff with a suspect. christian captain is there and headed to treasure island and he will bring us all the details coming up. >>> also developing news from milpitas, jackson road is closed after an officer involved shooting. we are trying to figure out from whereas police are searching for a suspect. jeanine della vega will bring us a live report. >>> the first of several storms will hit the bay area stating tomorrow morning. crews here in san rafael are gearing up and they are preparing hundreds of sandbags and they will be available to teal with emergencies. some could bring up

interview. >>> exhumed. the body of the late palestinianleaderyasserarafattakenout of his grave this morning, eight years after his death. now, authorities are trying to determine if he was poisoned. >>> and don't watch. the teenage star of "two and a half men" calls his own show filth and urges viewers to change the channel. >> please stop watching "two and a half men." i'm on "two and a half men." i don't want to be on it. >>> and who knows. his bosses may just grant that wish today, tuesday, november 27th, 2012. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> and good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a tuesday morning. i'm savannah guthrie. >> and i'm matt lauer. a few years ago buying online was something of a novelty and made a lot of people nervous, including myself. now it's a way of life and huge business. >> that's right. new numbers released overnight show just that. sales up significantly over last year, and that is thanks in large part to consumers using mobile devices. shoppers spent more

was revealed when the graveofyasserarafatwasopened today. ♪ we were skipping stones and letting go ♪ ♪ over the river and down the road ♪ [ female announcer ] at nature valley, we know nature comes together in amazing ways. that's why we bring together natural ingredients, like dark chocolate with toasted oats, or sweet golden honey. perfect combinations of nature's delicious ingredients, from nature valley. ♪ ♪ i was thinking that i hope this never ends ♪ [ female announcer ] nature valley granola bars, nature at its most delicious. >>> stocks edging lower on wall street as investors take little solace. and the dow is down 46. the nasdaq is down 9. s&p is down 4. >>> president obama is increasing pressure on congress to extend mid. -class tax cuts and raise taxes for wealthy americans. alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. to see if we're any closer to seeing a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. alison? >> reporter: it doesn't seem that way. president obama called congressional -- congressional leaders. but he's not met with them since before the thanksgiving break

time palestinianleaderyasserarafat. ateam of forensic experts arrived in tel aviv to find out what killed him. he died after a supposed sudden illness in 2004. doctors could not determine the cause of death at the time. many palestinians still believe he was poisoned and they blame israel. israel denies any involvement. >>> a vallejo father is arrested after police say he gunned down a teen for fighting with the man's son. 44-year-old randy demar williams killed 17-year-old gary white sunday morning in the glenn cove neighborhood. police say white got into a fight with williams' 19-year- old son on a party earlier. witnesses say they heard six gunshots and then screams. the suspect's neighbor say they are having a hard time understanding how this happened. >> i don't believe that he went there to do anything other than pick up his son and maybe make sure -- figure out what was going on. i mean he's a guy that sticks up for his family. >> williams was arrested on sunday at his home in vallejo. he has been booked into the solano county jail on a murder charge. >>> this probably sound

ofyasserarafatarebeing reburied after his body was exhumed to determine if he was poisoned. he died in 2004 after suddenly becoming ill. reports said he died from a brain hemorrhage. today forensic experts took tampls from his remains. >>> still ahead at 6:00, the study linking women's breast cancer risk to where they live in the bay area. >>> the active way to tell time. >> and good evening. we're in the weather center tracking the storm. that's right. plural here throughout the next couple of days. four of them off shore. here are a few highlights throughout the next four to five day period. winds over 50 miles per hour. i'll break it down for you coming up. >>> historically breast cancer rates in marin county have been reported higher than the rest of the state. now new research shows cancer rates are on the rise across the sbi bay area. they found birth cancer rates were 10% to 20% higher than the state average. those numbers from 2000 to 2008. it's long been known that breast cancer risk factors include behaviors that tend to be among higher income women. taking certain replace

there in 2008 to retire. >>> in the middle east workers began to exum the bodyofyasserarafat. theyset up a huge tarp as they remove the too many. the 75-year-old died at a paris hospital in 2004 from what was believed to be a blood disorder and brain hemorrhage, but this past summer a documentary suggested he was murdered. scientists confirm they found a rare radioactive substance on arafat's personal belongings, including his toothbrush and his head scarf. french authorities then opened a murder inquiry and will be sending forensic experts to the tomb this month. >>> more fighting today along the syria border with turkey. the two countries share a border over 500 miles long and much of the recent fighting has taken place right there. activists say the death toll is now 38,000 since the uprising began 19 months ago. and today france became the first european power to officially recognize syria's opposition coalition and said it will consider arming the rebels. raj. >> thank you, janelle. >>> exoneration for the sesame street puppeteer accused of having inappropriate relations with a teen

in cairo. >>> the bodyofyasserarafatwillbe exhumed on tuesday. forensic experts from france, switzerland and russia will take samples to test for possible poisoning. mr. arafat's body will then be reburied in the west bank. palestinian officials hope the test will clear up questions over whether arafat's death in 2004 was the result of poi zonk by a radioactive substance. >>> let's get back to the middle east now. there is a cease-fire in place. that is good for now. but the violence could easily spark up again without a long-term solution. joining me now, a former palestinian negotiator and adviser for palestinian president mahmoud abbas. now she is at the institute for middle east understanding. good morning to you what. do you see is the most important issue for palestinians? >> good morning. well, i think if we're going to be honest and move forward, then we're going to have to begin to address israel's 45-year military occupation, and in particular, it's ongoing siege and blockade of the gaza strip. that's with respect to gaza. but in terms of the bigger picture, it's n

jarvis thank you. >>> experts from switzerland, france and russia all took samplesfromyasserarafat's remains when his grave was opened this morning. they are trying to determine if he was poisoned eight years ago, possibly with a radioactive element detected on his clothing. arafat was then reburied with military honors in a private ceremony. israel denies long-standing charges of poisoning arafat, who died in 1994. results are not expected for months. >>> washington post says the government will not let a new mexico peanut butter plant reopen. salmonella was found in several parts of that plant earlier this year, blamed for making 41 people sick around the country. the plant was going to reopen today before the fda announcement. >>> britain's "telegraph" reports on newly released video in norway. setting off a bomb at a government building in oslo then went to a youth camp and gunned down dozens of young people. in all 77 people were killed. he is currently serving a 21-year prison sentence. >>> "l.a. times" says two men have been chosen to spend four ye

crisis since his election in june>>yasserarafat's bodyhas been exhumed to find out whether and not he it was poisoned. he died nearly a decade ago due to a sudden illness. the new investigation started earlier this year after authorities say high levels of a radioactive substance were found on arafat's personal belongings. >> susan rice has been under fire for how she handled the initial release of information about the deadly attack against america's and benghazi. today she'll be sitting with lawmakers to talk about what she knew about that september attack. prices initially said it stemmed from protests from and the islamic video and and changed it. she said she made clear at the time the affirmation that she thursday was preliminary. rice is a possibility to replace secretary of state hillary clinton. americans are giving the white house low marks for how it handled that attack on the benghazi conflict. 54 percent of people surveyed are dissatisfied with the administration's response to the big as the attack 40 percent say they're satisfied with the way that white house panel that.

leaderyasserarafathasbeen exhumed. >> investigators missed a search on her computer in her home. >> this $2 ticket is what everyone is after. >> there's a couple in dearborn, missouri, with an awful lot to think of this morning. >> do i want my porsche in black or yellow? >> this is what christmas is all about, giving. >> giving. >> but it's great when you can turn around and make other people's christmas. >> the photo all over twitter and has everybody talking. >> there's my nose and his, same size. >> what happened? >> a little larn jities. >> oh, my goodness. >> i don't think it's at all -- >> contagious. >> good. >> can we put the purrel in an oven first because it's a little chilly. >> we have scarlett johnasson here. >> that's your latest weather report and here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> bravo. >> run like the wind, jenna. >> the pockets are here. >> you're kind of from the south. >> no, i was born in new york city. >> love you so much. do you need a babysitter? say good-bye to them. >> you're about to make me get out of this chair. >> all right. got

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